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Winners and Losers in 5 Years of Syrian Civil War
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Five years ago this week, protests began in Damascus and Deraa (mainly Deraa) in Syria, on […]
Who made it OK to Hate Muslims?
Dena Takruri | (AJ+ ) | – – “Donald Trump openly hates on Muslims, but you might be surprised at who else has used Islamophobia […]
John Legend to Trump & Son on Chicago Protests re: their Racism: ‘This isn’t Complicated’
TeleSur | – – The back and forth began over the rally that gathered more than 10,000 protesters in Chicago forcing Trump to cancel his electoral event. R&B […]
Your Tax Dollars Enable Police Brutality Abroad: Egypt
By Chris Toensing | ( Otherwords.org) | – – Washington wants to loosen aid restrictions even as security forces crack down on innocent Egyptians. Ever […]
Palestinian Families expelled by Israelis in ’48 to Syria now Forced to Gaza
By Silvia Boarini | (Inter Press Service) | – – GAZA, Palestine, (IPS) – In the safety of his sister’s bare flat in Beit Hanoun, […]
Syrian Family Talks About Living In Besieged Town (AJ+)
Al Jazeera+ gives a glimpse into the daily horror that civilians and their families face in the Syrian conflict
Which Protest-busting Dictator is Trump most Like?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump’s incitement chickens came home to roost in Chicago on Friday, when his acolytes attacked […]
Is Iran Pres. Rouhani trying to Rehabilitate Khatami & the Reformers?
By Frud Bezhan | ( RFE/RL ) | – – Iran’s president has broken a long-standing taboo by publicly defending a reformist predecessor, but his […]
Thousands of Children Under Siege in War-Torn Syria
By Valentina Ieri | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Seeing children dying due to a lack of doctors and medicines, […]